The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-11-18
THERELL BE NO SHOOTING.
FRED GERHARD SENDS FRIENDS TO
EXPLAIN TO HILLIARD.

NhhD "EbHhNh oENDo Th1GNDo ~
EXPLAIN TO HILLIARD
Hut the Lily Sends Mr.. uiiiiard Away For
evcr-Ne Pestered her. She says. and 1t IL
Said that he Kissed her Unoccupied shoes.
Bob billiard and Fred Gerhard are not
going to shoot each other. A peace has been
patched UP between them. but Mrs. Langtry
has parted with billiard forever.
Tho letter written by Mr.. Gerhard on We'd
nesday, In answer to the written demand OF
Mr.. billiard for the names Of the formers
friends who had insulted Mrs. billiard and
Mrs. Dixey at Mrs. Langtry's play in the
Harlem Theatre ComiQue on Monday night.
was fiat denial that his friends had acted In
the manner charged. This looked like ro-
Election on the veracity Of tho ladies', and
only tended to incense Mr. billiard the
more. He started out yesterday morning
to get satisfaction. He wore u ruby tie and a
BLOOD. red rose. Mr. billiard went straight to
the Mohican Club in West Twenty-scventh
street, and was overjoyed to find Gebhnrds
card awaiting him. The steward said the
card had been left there at o'clock on Tues
day evening by Mr. Gebhard. who was in
charge OF friend
1.-THE gents said" continued the steward,
that they would be here again ut 12}a o'clock
to- day. and would Mr. billiard meet them"
Mr.. billiard snapped his teeth and said he
would. Then he went out and hunted UP Ed
Aronson and Col Charles Rice, who represent
ed Mr.. Dixey in tho trouble. and at 12la o'clock
sharp these gentlemen were imploring MIR.
Hilliard to keep calm and to meet Gebhard as
tenderly us he could.
They strobe about the parlors CT tho club
until o'clock. when Hilliard seized pen and
dashed or this lurid note:
MonrcAs CLUE Nov. II.
c,p. A b,y. iyedy not, of nat
have been able you, would like to meet
you convenient must either see you or re-
ceve apology from you your friends unless s'in
have satisfactory meeting with them. hold you
responsible for the outrageous manner In which my wife
and Mrs Henry f. Dxey were treated by your friends
Monday night. will wait here until hafpast for
TO in u 90
~''' ,'''N '"'' EoaExr c. HiLLrARp.
It will be observed that Mohican is spelled
element. The letter was enclosed and ad-
dressed to
Fred eybhard or Ned Wight, or George De Forrest
Grant Union Club.
The letter was sent by, special messenger,
and then Mr.; billiard and his friends str9l OLE,
me % ar 1fS IN hs ms
Mr. billiard eased his mind by writing another
note, similar to the first. and sending 1t to the
The three gentlemen worried around until 4
o'clock, at which hour they were trying to cool
airy comments ,reearding Gebhard and BY oc-
dsxsnv IN araagas in Of rye
RiIIiard to take no apology But TO wipe out the
insult with ber-lud when steward rushed In
There's two gents in the hall what wants to
see you student"
Heavy feet were hoard without struggling
| benign old gentleman faced the angry group
in the parlor and Introduced iu himself as NJ.
Leonard Jerome, and his COMPANION rs MIR.
De t'OurpY Forbes. He also stated that th0y
had called in behalf OF Mr.. Gebhard and were
painfully anxious to discuss the
ssntis%en maj and NJ Hard ME- jerome was
quite satisfied in his own mind that tho
waited away, with an exceedingly small ex-
peen,diture OF breath, ,1,u,o
froze the water in the pitcher.
The whole crowd then retired to small
aRey Fa Ms s t.
were Mess.s. Hiliard and Ar9ns9n. FACING
coed. gentlemen said the Chairman.
NJ Jerome said RmpresstySeIy that bis friend
Wight and Mr.. Grant. were the guests of the
Baron and Baroness BLANC on Monday night.
hs ties @ Mars 81 6s eos
and Baroness. The box was the lower one on
the rizht-hand side OF the entrance. and was
Sns Me 5sffs m nSF
attention was attracted by Quarrel that
aRd e Soa e an SeM aGT:
this trouble his eye aliGhted upon two servants
Of his Tho Were seats In the orchss
Gebhard SO that he called the attention Of Mr.
Wight and Mr. Grant to t. and they were ' even
through their opera glasses and laughed. but
they never-no never-ogled the ladies in the
No explanation was given OF the lifting OF the
curtain between the two boxes, or OF the clause
R af snd Mr. GRANT aed h had
and Mrs. Dixey out into tho aisle after the per-
formance was over.
tion for the public" said Mr.. Hilliard. jabbing
the table with his fingers, ,,,. about,
it Nil written out, only he sincerely hoped moth
ing would be said about MIR; Gebhard's ser;
antS 3fbg WAS IN as stes by Bate va
This morning wrote to Mr.. Gebhsrd, demanding an
Of M nRaS a1 Ss Mrs. ssy OF the
tie eesurrsnse he Thsa.re Nsnaay light
Seoek as he s hSar for h H.
Forbes called at my cub on behalf Of Mr. Gebnard and lis
BY nay M
s W.T. M % s1"s ha s
the whole affair originated in unfortunate msappre
AIR.
sna the. in s auc ss %
Mrs Hard and Mrs Dixey but in the line OF vision OF
s @fpI This pfi letter in iussc. parties
Yours truly, RoBEHr liiLLIARp.
Mr.. billiard Immediately went up to the the
atro to prepare for his part Of Dolly DaDsaY in
AS In 2 LoqkinG Glass" that was TO be played
day that he feared Mrs, Eangtry would not
permit him to play after the publication of the
right. Mrs Langtry. who is pronounced
"Longtry" by theatrical people, was on hand
early. The moment she saw MIR. billiard she
approached him and said. Jelly: -,
your connection with this company will
terminate al once You will receive your salary
for two weeks"
Mr. billiard hurried out with the remark to
q reporter that at the end OF the two weeks he
would sue Mrs. Langtry Tor his salary for the
entire season.
Five reporters marched solemply down the
side aisle of the Harlem Theatre last night and
took seats In the box that was occupied by
Mrs. billiard and Mrs. Dixoy on Monday night.
The reporters had in the meanwhile sent sew
eral messages TO Mrs. Langtry that AN In
tteryiew with her would be deemed q
the conclusion OF the, second act Mr..
Langtry bustl-d into the box with the inlor-
nation that the actress would SEQ THE SUN re-
porter. The other reporters turned green. The
Sun reporter ,wended his way through an in